30 Years a Prince

October 6, 2018 12:14 PM

This is the story of a man with an amazing talent and chutzpah. He may or may not be a Saudi prince. According to some in this article, he seems to believe he is.
posted by Alensin (9 comments total)

I wanted to use his "I'm being kidnapped!" quote as the post title, but it was just a bit too long. I'm not sure whether to feel some strange sympathy for this guy or a deep sense of bewilderment. HE seems to be very good at playing upon peoples' credulity. I wonder if he speaks Arabic?
posted by Alensin at 12:19 PM on October 6, 2018 [1 favorite]

Well, he had a really shitty life as a kid. Separating him from his little brother during his adoptive parents' divorce was a horrible, horrible thing to do.
posted by Halloween Jack at 12:59 PM on October 6, 2018 [2 favorites]

We need more people like him.
posted by Obscure Reference at 5:22 AM on October 7, 2018

I am just amazed he got away with as much as he did.
posted by Catbunny at 7:01 AM on October 7, 2018

The wha?! percent.
posted by chavenet at 7:34 AM on October 7, 2018

Separating him from his brother may have been bad for him, but if he was already lying and manipulating people, his parents may have done it to try to protect the brother from his influence.
posted by mardybum at 8:10 AM on October 7, 2018 [2 favorites]

Wow, second article about scammers of the mega rich on here lately. Why are these so fascinating? Do we like hearing about the wealth? Or like hearing about the rich getting scammed?

This dude is really shitty but the world that his scams exist in is worse.
posted by latkes at 11:03 PM on October 7, 2018

For me, I like that it scratches my true crime itch without (usually!) someone getting murdered. American Greed is another good source for this.
posted by fiercecupcake at 12:42 PM on October 8, 2018 [1 favorite]

Prosciutto?! Really?!
posted by RainyJay at 7:35 AM on October 10, 2018 [1 favorite]